Former Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) prime minister Chaudhary Anwar Ul Haq has triggered a major diplomatic storm after openly celebrating the 10 November Red Fort car blast in Delhi, claiming Pakistan-linked involvement.
Haq, who remained PoK’s PM until 17 November, said in a widely circulated statement that he had “warned earlier” of an attack on the Red Fort and that “our brave men have done it,” further alleging India was “unable to count dead bodies.”
The blast, which killed 15 people, occurred when a white Hyundai i20 exploded at the Subhash Marg signal near the Red Fort.
Investigators later confirmed through DNA testing that suspect Dr. Umar Un Nabi was inside the vehicle at the time of the explosion.
Hours earlier, Faridabad Police had busted a major terror module, seizing nearly 3,000 kg of explosives and arresting suspects Dr. Muzammil Shakil and Dr. Shaheen Shahid.
Shakil, an MBBS doctor and faculty member at Al Falah Medical College, had been living in Dhauj village for the past three months.
Authorities believe the explosives may be connected to cross-border networks linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has officially taken over the Red Fort blast probe. Meanwhile, PPP’s Faisal Mumtaz Rathore has replaced Haq as the new PoK prime minister.
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